UofL was placed in the South Region, and their first and second round games will be played at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky. They're matched up against No. 1 Auburn vs. No. 16 Alabama State/St. Francis, with the top four teams in the region being Auburn, Iowa State, Michigan State and Texas A&M.

Louisville Cardinals head coach Pat Kelsey feels his team was slighted with their NCAA Tournament seed. The Cardinals received an 8-seed in the South Region and are set to face Creighton in the first round on Thursday.

An opening-round NCAA Tournament matchup will see the ninth-seeded Creighton Bluejays (24-10) play against the No. 8 seed Louisville Cardinals (27-7) on Thursday at Rupp Arena. The contest begins